Category Archives: WJTV

Tracking the Tropics: Hurricane Oscar misses Florida in active October
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Tropical Storm Oscar moves through the central and southeastern Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said. Located about 70 miles east-southeast of Long Island in the Bahamas, O...
Ashley Suter Oct 22, 2024

Skeletal remains found behind Kosciusko home
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - Kosciusko police are investigating after skeletal remains were found behind a home. According to Kosciusko Police Chief Greg Collins, a resident was walking behind his home o...
Kristopher White Oct 22, 2024

Leake County deer hunter finds human remains
LEAKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leake County deputies are investigating after a deer hunter found human remains. Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson said the remains were located on private property on M...
Sethanie Smith Oct 22, 2024

Warren County manhunt underway for suspect who fled from MHP
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County deputies are searching for a man after a high-speed chase. According to investigators, the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) attempted to stop a vehicle on Highw...
Kristopher White Oct 22, 2024

North Carolina kidnapping suspect captured in Mississippi
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police arrested an 18-year-old suspect who was wanted in connection to a kidnapping in North Carolina. Brandon Police Chief Joseph French said his officers received a c...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 21, 2024

Jackson to continue with Hotel O demolition
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said the city plans to continue with the demolition of Hotel O. The eyesore on the I-55 corridor has caused problems for several businesses and ...
Tia McKenzie Oct 21, 2024

Jackson mayor addresses ongoing bribery scandal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba addressed the ongoing bribery scandal on Monday. This comes after Sherik Marve Smith was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery last week. Th...
Kristopher White Oct 21, 2024

Rankin County judge denies motion for new trial in Carly Gregg case
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rankin County judge denied a motion for a new trial for the Rankin County teenager who was convicted of killing her mother. Judge Dewey K. Arthur said no new material h...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 21, 2024

Bond denied for two charged in shooting at South Mississippi Fair
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Bond has been denied for two teenagers who were charged in connection to a shooting at the South Mississippi Fair in Laurel. On Monday, a judge denied bond to Akealeis McK...
Brandon Raines Oct 21, 2024

Thalia Mara Hall expected to reopen in early 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced Thalia Mara Hall is expected to reopen early next year. On Monday, city leaders said they expect Thalia Mara Hall to reopen on January 18, 2025. Crews...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 21, 2024
